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Plantation industry and NGOs agree to end deforestation – but study by handful of companies proposes to continue forest destruction
The widely supported High Carbon Stock Approach is a tool to help companies and other stakeholders implement commitments to end deforestation.
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Greenpeace, RAN warn of forest certification greenwash
Greenpeace and the Rainforest Action Network consider that the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC), along with PEFC-endorsed standards the Indonesian Forest Certification Cooperation (IFCC), the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS), are weak forest certification systems that do not guarantee responsible or sustainable forest management.
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Comment on progress by Golden Agri Resources Ltd in implementing their Forest Conservation Policy
GAR announced a Forest Conservation Policy that aims to protect forests and peatlands in its estates, but does its implementation live up?
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High Carbon Stock Approach Steering Group launches toolkit for deforestation-free plantations
The Toolkit will enable the widespread adoption of the HCS Approach
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3M, banks pressure APRIL over deforestation
Singapore-based pulp and paper company, Asia Pacific Resources International Ltd (APRIL) and its parent group, Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) are under pressure after “Post-It Notes” maker 3M became the latest company to suspend purchases from RGE because of the group’s ongoing destruction of Indonesian rainforests.
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Sime Darby must match New Britain Palm Oil’s Progress
The completed purchase of New Britain Palm Oil Ltd puts buyer Sime Darby Plantations on the spot: will it match NBPOL’s responsible palm oil practices on the ground, in particular by adopting a comprehensive forest conservation policy across its entire supply chain?
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Playing with fire: Why I want to stop the haze
So what does haze feel like in Singapore?
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Steering Group established to oversee the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach for implementing ‘No Deforestation’ commitments
A group of leading plantation companies with commitments to eliminate deforestation from their supply chains, NGOs and technical support organisations met on 25th and 26th August in Singapore to establish a governance and standardisation body for the methodology, known as the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach, to be used to implement these commitments.
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Help Stop The Haze
Forest and peat fires are emerging as a global threat and are driving a public health emergency in Southeast Asia.
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Greenpeace welcomes Golden Agri-Resources progress towards a ‘no deforestation footprint’ for palm oil
Greenpeace Indonesia welcomed the release today of a report from palm oil producer Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) identifying which forests should be protected as an important step forward in the fight against deforestation.
